what a dumbass, looking forward seeing the video when it comes out
A 20-year-old man armed with a butcher knife was fatally shot on Friday night while taking part in a “prank” robbery video for YouTube.
Timothy Wilks was killed in the parking lot of Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park around 9:25 p.m., according to according to a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department statement.
Wilks and an unidentified friend were reportedly filming a video and approached a group of people, including 23-year-old David Starnes Jr., with butcher knives as a “prank.”
Starnes told detectives that he didn’t know the stunt was a prank and shot Wilks in what he said was self defense.
No charges have been filed against Starnes, although police are investigating the case.
Robbery pranks on YouTube have made negative headlines before.
A 20-year-old man armed with a butcher knife was fatally shot on Friday night while taking part in a “prank” robbery video for YouTube.
Timothy Wilks was killed in the parking lot of Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park around 9:25 p.m., according to according to a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department statement.
Wilks and an unidentified friend were reportedly filming a video and approached a group of people, including 23-year-old David Starnes Jr., with butcher knives as a “prank.”
Starnes told detectives that he didn’t know the stunt was a prank and shot Wilks in what he said was self defense.
No charges have been filed against Starnes, although police are investigating the case.
Robbery pranks on YouTube have made negative headlines before.
